105 people in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt changed their gender marker in the first half of 2026, according to provisional figures from the State Statistical Office. Since the Self-Determination Act took effect in November 2024, there have been 813 changes to gender markers in the state.
274 changes were recorded in November and December 2024. 434 changes were recorded in 2025. Over the course of the past year, changes have been registered in fewer and fewer quarters. In the first half of 2026, the number remained at a steady level.
The most common type of gender-marker change in Saxony-Anhalt in 2024 (48 percent) and in 2025 (51 percent) was changing from female to male. Other changes accounted for 17 percent (2024) and 24 percent (2025), including changes from male or female to diverse or unspecified. For the first half of 2026, there were no data yet on the distribution of change types.
